LiS and Linux 2.6 (SuSE 9.1 and SuSE 9.2)

Here are the steps I use to build LiS 2.18.0 on SuSE SLES9 / SuSE 9.1:

   # Download the latest kernel (e.g. 2.6.5-7.108) from suse.com
   # We saw problems with the original SuSE 9.1 kernel.

   # Make sure you have installed the matching RPMs for:
       kernel-source
       kernel-syms
     and at least one of
       kernel-default
       kernel-smp
       kernel-bigsmp

   # Fix up the kernel source tree for SuSE 9.1 2.6.5-7.108
     cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108
     make clean
     make mrproper
     make cloneconfig
     make modules_prepare

   # use 'smp' or 'bigsmp' instead of 'default' in the next command
   # to match the kernel you are using.
     cp -p /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108-obj/i386/default/Module.symvers \
       /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/Module.symvers

   # Do the LiS build
     cd /usr/src
     tar -xzf LiS-2.18.0.tgz
     cd /usr/src/LiS-2.18

   make
     answer N to the third question and then reply:
       /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108
     instead of the default
   make install
   modprobe streams

   strtst


   # Known problems/issues:

     make uninstall
       does not remove /usr/lib*/lib*LiS*
       does not rmmod
       does not remove /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/*

    The change to strmsg.h from LiS 2.16.18 to LiS 2.18.0
    means all apps have to be recompiled.  We choose to
    back-level the strmsg.h so our old binaries worked.

Paul Landay